Proverbial Wisdom

Express the idea behind each of these proverbs using different words as much as you can.

337. Take time by the forelock.

Old Proverb

338. He jests at scars, that never felt a wound.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), Act II, Scene II

339. Revenge, at first though sweet,
Bitter ere long back on itself recoils.

John Milton (1608-1674)

Paradise Lost, Bk IX, line 171

340. The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.

Herbert Spencer (1820-1903)

Essays, State Tamperings with Money and Banks

341. An idler is a watch that wants both hands;
As useless when it goes as when it stands.

William Cowper (1731-1800)

Retirement, line 681

342. What’s in a name? That which we call a rose,
By any other name would smell as sweet.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Romeo and Juliet (Juliet), Act II, Scene II